MONTREAL, May 3, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - For the month of April, Air Canada
reported a system load factor of 82.1 per cent, versus 83.0 per cent in
April 2012, a decrease of 0.9 percentage points. System traffic
decreased 0.2 per cent on a system-wide capacity increase of 1.0 per
cent. Air Canada reports traffic results on a system-wide basis,
including regional airlines from which Air Canada purchases capacity.
"I am pleased to report a strong load factor for the month of April of
82.1 per cent," said Calin Rovinescu, President and Chief Executive
Officer. "Although just shy of the previous year's near-record system
load factor, much of the difference in capacity and traffic from the
previous year is attributed to the bulk of Easter travel falling in
March this year versus in April 2012, making those year-over-year
comparisons less meaningful. I would like to thank our employees for
taking care of our customers and their continued hard work and focus on
improving operational performance that is yielding results. For the
first quarter, we achieved a 30 per cent year-over-year improvement in
On Time Performance and we continue to see on-going improvements."
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April
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Year to Date
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2013
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2012
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Change
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2013
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2012
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Change
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Traffic (RPMs mln)
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4,355
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4,362
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-0.2%
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17,441
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17,308
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+0.8%
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Capacity (ASMs mln)
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5,304
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5,253
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+1.0%
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21,468
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21,597
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-0.6%
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Load Factor
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82.1%
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83.0%
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-0.9 pts
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81.2%
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80.1%
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+1.1 pts
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Canada
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RPMs
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1,281
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1,228
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+4.3%
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4,885
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4,767
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+2.5%
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ASMs
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1,496
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1,452
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+3.0%
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5,888
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5,872
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+0.3%
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LF
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85.6%
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84.6%
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+1.0 pts
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83.0%
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81.2%
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+1.8 pts
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US
Transborder
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RPMs
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806
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788
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+2.3%
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3,369
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3,327
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+1.3%
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ASMs
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1,015
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1,002
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+1.3%
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4,262
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4,237
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+0.6%
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LF
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79.4%
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78.6%
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+0.8 pts
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79.0%
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78.5%
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+0.5 pts
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Atlantic
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RPMs
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1,001
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1,029
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-2.7%
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3,477
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3,451
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+0.8%
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ASMs
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1,279
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1,231
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+3.9%
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4,517
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4,565
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-1.1%
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LF
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78.3%
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83.6%
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-5.3 pts
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77.0%
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75.6%
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+1.4 pts
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Pacific
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RPMs
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895
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898
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-0.3%
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3,647
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3,509
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+3.9%
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ASMs
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1,069
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1,049
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+1.9%
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4,287
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4,144
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+3.5%
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LF
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83.7%
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85.6%
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-1.9 pts
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85.1%
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84.7%
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+0.4 pts
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Latin
America &
Caribbean*
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RPMs
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372
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419
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-11.2%
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2,063
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2,254
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-8.5%
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ASMs
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445
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519
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-14.3%
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2,514
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2,779
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-9.5%
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LF
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83.6%
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80.7%
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+2.9 pts
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82.1%
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81.1%
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+1.0 pts
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* Australia has been reclassified to "Pacific" from "Latin America,
Caribbean & Other."
Air Canada is Canada's largest domestic and international airline
serving more than 175 destinations on five continents. Canada's flag
carrier is the 15th largest commercial airline in the world and in 2012
served close to 35 million customers. Air Canada provides scheduled
passenger service directly to 59 Canadian cities, 56 destinations in
the United States and 63 cities in Europe, the Middle East, Asia,
Australia, the Caribbean, Mexico and South America. Air Canada is a
founding member of Star Alliance, the world's most comprehensive air
transportation network serving 1,329 destinations in 194 countries. Air
Canada is the only international network carrier in North America to
receive a Four-Star ranking according to independent U.K. research firm
Skytrax that ranked Air Canada in a worldwide survey of more than 18
million airline passengers as Best International Airline in North
America in 2012 for the third consecutive year.
SOURCE: Air Canada
Isabelle Arthur (Montréal) 514 422-5788
Peter Fitzpatrick (Toronto) 416 263-5576
Angela Mah (Vancouver) 604 270-5741
Internet : aircanada.com